Legislative Bill · Columbia
Failed

Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2023

Failing
passing in 1 of 2 chambers
Opened
21 Dec 2023
Voting closes
19 Feb 2024
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

Lowering criminal responsibility to 14 aligns with neuroscience and reduces recidivism by focusing on rehabilitation, benefiting public safety and youth futures.

Proposed Changes

1

Age of Criminal Responsibility
Previous law
From 16
From age 14

2

Prison & Sentencing Philosophy
Previous law
Balanced punishment and rehabilitation
Rehabilitation and reintegration focus

Timeline

  • Draft
    21 December 2023


  • Vote Open
    21 December 2023


  • Vote Closed
    19 February 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    19 February 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed
21Yes 27No 13Abstained 39Not voted 100 seats

For: 21 / 100 seats (21.0%)

Against: 27 · Abstained: 13 · Not voted: 39

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 43.8%)
Party Seats Vote
Columbian Communist Congress 13 Abstain
Columbian Conservative Union 0 No
Farmer-Labor Front 27 No
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 21 Yes
Empty seats 26 Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed
94Yes 83No 39Abstained 219Not voted 435 seats

For: 94 / 435 seats (21.6%)

Against: 83 · Abstained: 39 · Not voted: 219

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 53.1%)
Party Seats Vote
Columbian Communist Congress 39 Abstain
Columbian Conservative Union 0 No
Farmer-Labor Front 83 No
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 94 Yes
Empty seats 103 Not voted

Presidency

Passed
1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 1 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Farmer-Labor Front
Voted Feb. 7, 2024
No

“dont support lowering the age of criminal responsibility”

Abstain

“I think article 1 is contradictory; if we are focusing on rehabilitation (which we support), we should target younger people who are less experienced and more likely to do things recklessly.”

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